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Thursday, 25 June 2015

Department of Education and Skills

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reinstating the SOLAS training allowance in 2016. [25529/15]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The payment of an additional training allowance for the long term unemployed was reduced from €31.80 per week to €20 per week as part of Budget 2011 and as part of Budget 2014 it was decided to cease this payment for all SOLAS participants commencing courses after 1st January 2014.

The cost of reinstating this long term bonus payment is estimated at €6.7 million in a full year.

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